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<br /> <br />SECTION 1. INTRODUCTION. <br /> <br />This Trail Maintenance Policy sets forth the means and methods to <br />maintain safe trail conditions, produce quality of trail user experiences, <br />and protect the over time. <br /> <br />This policy is written and prepared primarily for internal city use, and is <br />not intended to replace plans and specifications, be a technical resource, <br />nor be a primary communication piece for the public. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />SECTION 2. GENERAL POLICY STATEMENT. <br /> <br />The goal of this policy is to develop and sustain maintenance practices <br />that keep trail conditions in a good to average pavement rating status or <br />better. Safety shall be the primary focus and the city should continue to <br />budget a consistent amount each year, such that staff can build a trail <br />maintenance program around this amount that can be planned for on an <br />annual basis. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />SECTION 3. GENERAL MAINTENANCE GOALS AND INTENT. <br /> <br />Now that the city is wholly within the second decade of an informal <br />maintenance plan, this new Trail Maintenance Policy should lead the city <br />to evaluating past practices and funding, to align more so to with on-the- <br />ground bituminous maintenance that addresses 5% to 8% of the system <br />each year, versus the historical average of about 1.5% or lessthis, <br />because it does not appear existing funding levels are keeping pace with <br />the aging pavement conditions and demand for resurfacing trails. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />3 | Page <br /> <br /> <br />